Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1952 — Page 13

Page PDF (9.18 MB)

Back to issue view

Indi

FET

LA Gm A ae

v . ed Jay HL fi I A ge gg ein ty

rr focton Tuo ianapolis Times |&m oo PLAYER : Editorials er 2h a SPORTS RY APB FT | awe LL i orn So LUE ~~

Sports Roundup---

By EDDIE ASM

tus FET co . ¢ | White Hat, Bow Tie S ON BAL. f Lamps Battery for Opener . iT INC. : WHILE BANDS play and people shout, White Hat cbt Schricker, the veteran curve ball specialist with the BE-3351 baffling change-of-pace, is slated to toe the rubber at

Victory Field Tuesday night to pitch the first ball at the Indians’ home opener. . . , Slated for the receiving end of the honorary battery will be the highly-regarded rookie catcher, young Bow Tie Clark making his first appearance behind the plate in the peanuts, popcorn and crackerjack league while horns toot, drums beat and the multitude looks on. . . . Since the rookie receiver made a brief tour of the Indians’ training camp this spring he’s reported to be in shipshape to ‘ clutch and hold any kind of an elusive White Hat, Pitch pitch that the cagey baseball campaigner,

After which the umpire-in-chief will dust off the plate, cry “Play ball” and the big game will be on between the revitalized Redskins and Toledo’s Mud Hens. ... It will mark the start of the American Association’s 51st season in Indianapolis and the 21st in the W. 16th St. park. ... Opening days come and opening days go, but they still provide the traditional > thrill to old fans and new. . . . Hit ’em Bow Tie, Catch where they ain't, Indians, and send the fans home happy.

s s . ” = ” Rollie Hemsley, the Mud Hens’ new manager, told fans at

a Toledo baseball luncheon the other day, “One thing ll say for sure—we won't be last this year There are a couple of teams in the league I'm sure we can beat, and we could surprise a lot of others with a little more pitching help” . . . The Hens finished sixth last season ahead of Indianapolis and Columbus . . , One of Toledo's power hitters is none other than Babe Barna; the big fellow who used to whale ‘em over the fence for the Minneapolis Millers.

8 » # # ” ” THERE'S A “family feud” managerial angle in the Class A Western League . . . Don Gutteridge, who piloted the Indianapolis Indians last year, and who is master minding Colorado Springs this season, and Ray Mueller, Sioux City manager, are cousins. , . . Gutteridge trained his Sky Sox at Victoria, Tex., where the Indians prepped in 1948, a pennant year. . .. Bruno Betzel, who piloted the Hoosier Redskins to the 1928 pennant and Little World Series championship over the Rochester Red Wings, is managing the Syracuse Internationals again this year. His Chiefs finished third in 1951.

= s n . ” » - Stanley Woodward, former New York sports editor. who now is sports editing in Miam:, Fla., authored o a new "Who's Who in Sports” . . . He conducted a poll to re pick the current 10 greatest athletes and came up with: Stan Musial, baseball; Dick Kazmaier, college football; Sal Maglie, baseball; Ben Hogan, golf; Bob Mathias, track; Ray Robinson, boxing; Otto Graham, pro football; Roy Campanella, baseball; George Mikan, pro basketball; Frank Sedgman, tennis . . . This corner would shove Ned Garver in for Maglie and make it a Big Eleven to

) of Ours of DE!

DUR! Er

Hemsley

Tovelletis include Hoosier Clyde Lovellette tor college "basketball.

SOMEHOW basebal umpires have found a formula which pulls them through pop bottle showers and keeps them on the job for years. ... Bill McGowan, senior American League arbiter, is starting his 28th season in the big show. . . , He is a Southern Association product. + + + Bill Stewart, senior member of the National League staff, is starting his 20th season on the main line. .

- #” 2 = - . . Charlie Jacobs, the concessionaire king, relates the latest in baseball concessions as originated by Danny Goodman at the Hollywood Pacific Coast Leogue park . . . The innovation is an electrocuted fronkfurter that comes out of a machine, untouched by human hands . . and the hot dog is already served packed in a box . . . Well, Charlie, we hope the new get-‘em-while-they’re-hot genius doesn’t forget the mustard after executing the weiner. n . .

. . ” - ONE for the book: Cleveland Fears Browns . . . They'll come to grips in St. Louis wiki night. . Last year Cleveland won 16 out of 22... ,. But that was Before Hornsby.

» . = » s Tough break for Gus Bell, the popular Louisville lad who toted a .400 batting average to the big show when the Pittsburgh Pirates snatched him from Indianapolis in the 1950 : season . . , Branch Rickey has indicated the young long-ball hittee.is headed for demotion to the Coast League.

“" J] » ” Ld . TONY CUCCINELLO is bringing his usual good luck to Al Lopez . . . He was coach under the Senor at Indian-

apolis when the Tribesters galloped off with the AA pen-

nant in 1948 . . . For the next three seasons, Tony served as coach on the Cincinnati Reds’ staff . . . This year he got back with his old pal and is helping Lopez keep the Cleveland Indians showing a lot of sensational early foot . . . Playing the | infield for the Chicago White Sox in the war season of 1945, Cuccinello batted .308 .

ONE OF ES

hol 4 and missed winning the league title by a wd’ mere point : . . It was taken by Snuffy r o Sot Stirnweiss, then with the Yankees, who Cuccinello d Broad Box batted .309 . . . Now Sfirnweiss is with Cleveland, too, in

the capacity of utility infielder. - = ze » " » Ownie Bush, the Tribe's part owner, spent a couple of ; months in Florida which included the Indians’ long training trip “in the land of perpetual sunshine” . . . Then he came

o Spent most of the week in bed ... Intends to make the home sc apaner Tuesday, however, : Ca

White Hat, chooses to throw . . . if he can reach it. . .. }i

pe ferns and wos felled by a bronchial infection last Monday . . .

ins

Indians Win Fourth Str

aight

worked out their mounts were Leroy Warriner (lower left with Lou tested both Bardahl Specials.

Cummins Diesel Turns One Lap at 125 MPH

By JIM SMITH And perhaps the proudest fellow FOUR RACE cars yesterday/around the track yesterday was were given the chance to take ad-| Clarence Cagle, superintendent of vantage of perfect weather and a|8rounds, whose maintence crew perfect track for test rune at the S¢t a new record reconditioning 500-Mile Speedway course, the track.

First out on the two-and-one- ..8 8 half mile oval, | AGABASHIAN, AFTER his

| run, said, “the track is In margid 5 100) samy {velous condition, Clarence has|™ Stevens, chief certainly done a wonderful job

© getting it ready this early so Meehan for the | | that we could make some test d Walsh Bar- | | runs. San) Sheuale Kf| “The car feels wonderful. We : f weren't trying for any top speeds. the little 14, bullt |More of a shakedown cruise to last year for {see what faight have to be Johnny Parsons changed to improve its handling. to run on the She’s sure a sweetheart and we're dirt, on to the out to win this one.” track at 8:15 The new Cummins car has the lowest center of gravity of any car entered inthe race this year. If you'd like to know how low

a. m., and thus Jim Smith. |

realized a lifelong ambition, to!

be the first on thé speedway course at the start of the season. Freddy sits while driving the pil "2 _ 8 @ burning monster, take -a fourNEXT ON the line was the inch high book .and place it on Diesel-burning Cummins Spl your living room floor, Now sit on a red and yellow monster with a it, Look down. Close isn’t it? Now| catfish mouth and a long sleek you know how close to Mother

body slung within a couple of Earth Freddy will be riding at inches of the track. |speeds of around 135 mph. At the wheel was Freddy | Actually the car sits so low Agabashian and he was con- | that a special rack was intent not to see how fast he | stalled in the garage. This rack could go, but how the new car raises the car about two feet handled and rode. During his | off the ground making it easier first run of ten laps he turned A for the mechanics to work on one at 114 mph. | it Yesterday the car was Then the car was brought back| pushed up on the rack by man- | to the garage and a new set of Power, but Don Cummins, gears installed. Incidentally the owner, said a specially designed engine used in the runs was not| power winch would be installed | the one the car will’use race day. to pull the car into position on It was . an experimental or its special working bed. “shakedown” engine to be used to 2 =» = test the chassis, shocks and axels| THERE HASN'T been any On its second run after a gear further official announcement as change, the diesel was clocked to when additional test runs will| over two laps ‘at 123 mph d be made. The track is not offione at 125 mph. jeially opengyst will not open yal #2 =.8 {May 1st when the AAA sanction) NEXT TO “hit the bricks” wamgoes into effect.. The test runs| Stevens, this time with the Bar-|allowed yesterday were made by dahl Special driven last year By mutual agreemen! between Speed-

EARLY BIRDS—The Cummins Diesel with Freddy Agabashian at the wheel

with the help of home runs by

Berrys’ grounder. Don Kolloway

Moore) in one

) turned ome lap at 125 mph In a fost run of the - Earl Slick's Blue Crown Specials and Harry Stevens

Early Birds Hit Bricks For '500 Test Runs

panned ) chief

, Others who machiie, who

Montalvo Hits Homer. in 1-3 Victory

JIM RICHARD Spealnl Writer

TOLEDO, Apr. 19—Indianapolis’ undefeated leagueleading Indians, extended

their winning streak to four

games with a 7-5 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens here tonight.

ord, couldn't quite make up the handicap. Bill Abernathle, 26-year-old righthander up from Dallas, retired the first eight Hens in order but had te have help from Southpaw John McCall to shut

Dodgers Slam 5 Homers

BROOKLYN, N. Y,, Apr.

they throttled the New York

Cleveland Wins Again

By United Press CLEVELAND, Apr. 10— Lefty Lou Brissie and Mike Garcia came to the aid of starter Early Wynn in the late innings today as the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-5, for their fifth straight victory. After the Indians had built up {a 6-2 lead in the first six innings

Larry Doby and Luke Faster, the Tigers rallied to drive Wynn out of the box. Ray Boone started the Indians’ difficulties when he made a two-base wild throw on Neil

(hit’ a pinch single for one run,

19-—Andy Pafko’s two home

runs plus Carl Furillo’s grand-slam homer helped the Brooklyn Dodgers to their fifth straight victory today as

Giants, 11 to 6, in a contest

featured by nine four-baggers. Pafko, accounting for his fourth and fifth homers of the season and his fourth eircuit clout in two days, raked Giant Starter Max Lanier for his first payoff drive in the second inning and his second one in the seventh, » » n LANIER’'S original trouble be-

collected runs on Billy Cox's triple, a walk, Roy Campanelia’s double, two more walks and Furilio’'s grand-slam homer, The Dodgers knocked out La~ nier in the seventh when Jackie Robinson opened with a walk and Campanella and Pafko followed with successive home runs, Lanier and of Duke rocked the stands with cheers. Ralph Branca, who went the

first victory of the season, did not

|Gerry Priddy walked and George |Kell singled home two more tal-! lies. : » ” . BRISSIE WAS called in to re-

{home runs. n ” J WHITEY LOCKMAN tagged {him for homers in the second and| {sixth innings, while Willie Mays!

gan in the fourth when Brooklyn s frum. {

{8 George Bamberger relieved Jit, I? immediately was bs HI

greeted by a home run off the bat Withelm) im). Snider as 21,301 fans

distance. for-Brooklyn to gain ha

escape unscarred in the battle of!

{lieve Wynn at this point and re- and Wes Westrum each walloped|

tired the next two batters. After) | Brigsie was lifted in the last of! {the seventh for pinch-hitter Bob

| Kennedy, who drove in a run with|

a long fly, Garcia was summoned | and held the Tigers at bay for the last two frames. The Indians routed Tiger start{er Virgil Trucks in thethird inni when Doby and Easter hit their homers back-to-back.

Johnny Parsons under the Wynn way officials and car owners in- PEEROTY Al aw o Al Friction Proofing flag. Oncelvolved in the tests. | Priday.2» 3 2 2 4/Simpsonet 4 8 2 lagain Harry was contéht to just] One thing is certain. Activity is|§e0s0,, § § § Soruesd 4 : 18 leruise around the brick oval really starting to hum around the, suchock 1 8 4 9 Easter. 1b 5 1 89 listening to the throttled purr of track and ith a warm sun mov-| Lisieads” 6 6 o 5 beidiare 4 3 8 0 {the powerful engine. ing throughMazure blue skies, itiiprehen 1 © SBooness 2 8 4 1 | Then it was Lou Moore's turn. only takes a second to realize 500] Mulitn. 4 $44 0 Wenn 3 i 01 He was ready with one of his race time has rolled around again. Hanae afer 003 {Blue Crown Specials and driver ds | Serres 2 0 1 -Haarcia 6000 {Leroy Warriner, popular midget Trueks.p IB 9 8 car pilot took the wheel. After Bradle Edges pasts 298 i [several warmup laps, Warriner| y s Totals 34 72411) Totals 321227 4

cut loose for one of 20 moh. | La

AFTER THE Soot. runs t was|

Indiana, 9-8

otro) A . back to the garages for checkups| PEORIA, Ill, Apr. 19 (UP)— Oievelana sans HEH rm lto see how the various cars took Emil Syndel's sacrifice fly scor- RUNS_Priday, Werls 2. Berry, Kalleto their first day's performarce. ling Carey Jacobs in the last half B Be onesan The Diesel was expected to be of the eighth inning gave Bradley | RUNS BATTED IN—Doby 5. Werts,| hauled back . to the plant at University 3 baseball victory over| Simpson, Easter, Mapes, Kolloway, Ken-| ‘Columbus. The other cars will {Indiana University, 9-8, DOUBLES_Heann. == = ester lstay in their garages at the The winners overcame a six:| STOLEN BASE—Fridiey oo Speedway. run deficit after six Innings to| DOUBLE PLAYS Kell tHady AS ar

| It looked (and felt) more like Win, getting a cluster of five in { the middle of May than the 19th of April. The news of several cars going to make test runs brought out the usual comple‘men of rail birds, - In the minds of the oldsters|around the Speedway race course,

Jacobs’ decisive run, in the eighth. Zack Monroe, last of four Bradiley pitchers, got credit for the |win, his third this year. Bare by inningst :

Els preach ane

a —————

the seventh and three, including

Souchock flied out for Tavier in 7th. Ginsberg flied out for Berry in 9th. Lerehen fouled out for Littlefeld in 9th. Kennedy flied out for Brissie in 7th,

ro Boone and East ON BASES Detroit LA Cleveland,

stu oft Jet TS Wr a an od flux By Stuart by "Lue. hm 3, >, Garel a fe " a Stan fad

uo.

Kinier: Sot

this is the earliest any car has or a

homers for the Giants, Branca showed signs of tiring in the eighth. - Pafko paced Brooklyn's 9-hit attack with two homers and a single in three official times at bat while Lockman led the Giants’ 9O-hit offensive with a brace of homers and a single In four trips. .

Their 11-run total for the game)

gave the Dodgers a total of 43 runs for the five

— this season,

| Welsh Rare Bis |

By Jack Welsh

Bob Kennedy, Cleveland out- | fielder soon scheduled to return to the Marines, told his teammates he would probably, b# in Korea about the time they are in the World Series. It seems to be a case of Indians hitting foul balls while Bob is fighting them. sa » ’ SPORTS writers say slugger Ralph Kiner is hard to get to know. That's one story any National League pitcher can verify. r n » - Sen. Estes Kefauver put an end to rumors -that if elected President he'd find a new job for Brig. Gen. Bob Neyland. The candidate with the coonskin -cap sald, “Kentucky used to beat Tennessee regularly when I played and I don't that to happen again.”

games they

| opportunity to see the new outfield advertising signs, the ball club will have the ‘field lights

Won Lost Pet. GB| INDIANAPOLIS ..... t 0 1000"... | THDIAUA "3, Columbus 4 5 fia ereon Pld hl fe | Minneapolis .. . 3.1 ap 1% innespolis 13 kansas City 2. | Kansas ony : i : 330 3 Hw ETL] df peal TH + ln Bd ashington Now Yon 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 8 oo ey Won Lost Pet. GB Cleveland .....oovvuss 5 1. rn a ONAL _L LEAGUE ; Ya klyn 11, New York EE mld In nati x 3 4 4 x * |Probable Pitchers 5d 01 d % 5% 2° Today in Majors hicago . .1..: 150 is v 4 inci iH 500 1 By United Press . bug uls 1400 (Worl-Los¥ records In parenthesis. 400 AMERICAN LEAGUE pli : 151 Pall 0-1) at New York EA lp ia y 3 3 ji (echasiier 03 “int Hotton GAMES TODAY mE 0) an 0- 0 AMERICAN SE gt Clgveian Ho — 14 4d Shomik s

sie o

To Crush Giants, 11 to 6

By United Press

NEW YORK BROOKLYN

| H fee Braness 4 ‘Anse Moore singled with ome

Continued on Page 16--Col. 8 Jae INDIANAPOLIS er A3HE i ni i cEEaRaERS

hig y 1

, Mueller, Lockm

RUNS | A

Vestry Ha hs Br =Cambanelia.

kman Hila, aa mpnnslla;

nider, or, he 1 Re

id Yo ss ON Lanier 6, off

fated

n seventh), off Withelm 0 in 1 inning. ‘BY PITCHER—Westrum ), Robinson (by Lanier), Robinson

NNING FITOHER Branch (1-0). Ha PITCHER—Lanier (

0-1), RES—Stewart, Conlan, Guglielmo.

2:28. ATTENDANCE—21,301.

Ducals on Sale

Tickets for the Indianapolis | Indians’ home opener Tuesday night are on sale today at Vietory Field from 10 a. m. until

5pm To brighten your way

morrow night and give fans an

on from 7-9:30 p. m

LEAGUE STANDINGS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

sreunded inte double play for

ols 578 d2=ad nse) Fa oR ] rafve

Fariile 4 hy eb

) Pati 2, ays strum and Hodres estrum. and LEFT "ON BASES-—New “York 7 Brook-! BALLS..O8 Branea 6, ont}! RIKEOUTA—By Lanier 3, by Branes 4! THON Lanier 8 in 6 innings (none {° Bamberger 1 In 1

(by Bran-

saeaeans Seana Crnsaeis drennunie .

tasepnny hanes are anes anand

p Hed tien a. in to force Fa APOLIS

i :

A { BALLS--Off Powell 7, Penny Abstnd ODTS—By Powell 2, Penny to- ALE of ~ th - rnathie 7 in 33% MeCall 0, in Innings. Powel Rt "With FeoRL, 1 ‘) nings. POSING nr ih Abgrnathe (1-0), PIRES. ng, O'Connor, “Brissens, Hin bo 4 ATTENDANCE—1162,

” RESULTS YESTERDAY AN ASSOCIATION

off Toledo in the Binth inning,

ii Bagel v

+ - B® Fv scvruntmeesnh SisePicscssach

RUNS BATTED IN—Malmber; - ; vo 3, athie; Escalers Re A T i: 3 ; 3 THREE- oalere, Go: B Oke Ba ontdlve, Spence, 4 AACRIFIC E DOUBLE PLAY—~Wilson, Malmberg snd 7

dig ON BASES—Indisnapelis 10, To-

ut TBE LTR 8

we ro ns he